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Communication/Morris/Habermas:Morrishas introduced the semiotic basic concepts of signs, sign interpretation, sign meaning etc. with the help of the behavioral basic concepts in such a way that the structural relationship between intention and meaning can be described objectivistically, i.e. without anticipating the understanding of rule-guided behavior. (1)
HabermasVsMorris: Morris refers to his teacher G.H. Mead, but misses his N.B.: Mead understands the meaning structure inherent to in animal behavior as a property of interaction systems that ensures a prior commonality between the organisms involved, initially established on an instinctive basis. The internalisation gradually replaces the instinct regulation by the cultural tradition running through linguistic communication.
MeadVsMorris: it is not enough to attribute consistent interpretations,
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identicalmeaningsmust be required. The constancy of meaning of the symbols must not only be given by themselves, but must be recognizable for the symbol users themselves.